Date: Mon, 9 Oct 1995 12:33:16 -0400
From: Seth Sklarey
Subject: Ah'm is/rapeseed/canola oil
Some Afro-American males I know who originally came from Georgia say
"Ah'm is" in response to a question, meaning "I am," or "Yes, I am."
These same people also say "Ah'm fisson (fixin')to (do something) for
I am about to do something.
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The politically correct term, euphemism or alternative name for rapeseed
oil is canola oil. Recently, it was discovered that most movie theaters
(or is it theatres where you came from) sold popcorn made with highly
saturated (in fat) coconut oil, which is extremely fattening and bad for you.
The sensitive ones switched to canola oil which is polyunsaturated and
advertised
their switch.
I presume that snake oil from the old cowboy movies comes from the snake
plant and
not from snakes.
Seth Sklarey
Coconut Grove,FL